Even if you plant a fake camera ($15), social engineering can deter the theft. There are 433MHz modules and 2 low voltage 555 chips, one for audio generator, one to control on/off time, can be used in a plastic planting pot as a beacon and use 7r as a fox/hound. Double ziplock bag, and a few aa cells can work. The 7r is not gps/aprs by itself, I have one, the 8r can be, but that is not what you have. The 433 modules go a football field in open space, so it may not have enough watts if inside an aluminum sided home for longer detection.

I had a problem with trash cans disappearing. I set a box in the bushes that contained an old siren, a battery, and a micro-switch with a pull pin. A piece of thread went from the pull pin to the trash can. Next time someone grabbed the can the siren went off. I found the can laying there with the siren running and never had another missing can.

I should have tried that one with the bears!!!!

That, and a camera to take a quick picture... if I'd really wanted lots of pictures of the south end of a northbound bear!

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